Munida africana Balss, 1913

Macpherson, Enrique, Rodríguez-Flores, Paula C. & Machordom, Annie, 2017, New sibling species and new occurrences of squat lobsters (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the western Indian Ocean, European Journal of Taxonomy 343, pp. 1-61 : 37

Munida africana Balss, 1913

Fig. 11A

Ground colour of carapace and abdominal somites 2–3 reddish or pinkish; abdominal somites 4–6 and tailfan whitish. Rostrum and supraocular spines reddish. P1 pinkish, fingers whitish. P2–4 pinkish, distal part of dactyli reddish.

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Fig. 11. Dorsal view. Colours in life. A. Munida africana Balss, 1913, ♀, 10.9 mm, Mozambique, MAINBAZA, Stn CP3141. B. Munida benguela de Saint-Laurent & Macpherson, 1988, ♂, 20.0 mm, Mozambique, MAINBAZA, Stn CP3138. C. Munida benguela de Saint-Laurent & Macpherson, 1988, ♀, 13.7 mm, Mozambique, MAINBAZA, Stn CP3135. D. Munida hoda sp. nov., paratype, ov. ♀, 11.4 mm, Mozambique, MAINBAZA, Stn CC3166.